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. 2013 Aug 13;14(8):16685–16705. doi: 10.3390/ijms140816685

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Tim9–Tim10 hexameric complex assembly. The process can be separated into four kinetic steps: formation of a heterodimer (i), a tetramer (ii), a hexamer (iii) and a final hydrophobic rearrangement (iv). The two initial fast steps are controlled mainly by electrostatic interactions, whereas the final two slow steps are driven by hydrophobic interactions.